Collection: Office Supplies
Office supplies are consumables and equipment regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, by individuals engaged in written communications, recordkeeping or bookkeeping, janitorial and cleaning, and for storage of supplies or data. The range of items classified as office supplies varies, and typically includes small, expendable, daily use items, consumable products, small machines, higher cost equipment such as computers, as well as office furniture and art.
Office supplies are typically divided by type of product and general use. Some of the many different office supply products include
- Blank sheet paper: various sizes from small notes to letter and poster-size; various thicknesses from tissue paper to 120 pound; construction paper; photocopier and inkjet printer paper;
- Preprinted forms: time cards, tax reporting forms (1099, W-2), "while you were out" pads, desk and wall calendars;
- Label and adhesive paper: name tags, file folder labels, post-it notes, and address labels;
- Media: ink and toner cartridges; memory cards and flash drives;
- Communication equipment: desk telephones, cell phones, and VOIP adapters; WI-FI adapters, ethernet cable, network routers and switches;
- Paper in roll or reel form: label tape, fax machine thermal paper, and adding machine tape;
- Educational and entertainment items: books (business, time management and self-help), tax, business application and game software, desk accessories such as a Newton's cradle;
- Mechanical fasteners: paper clips, binder clips, staples;
- Chemical fasteners: duct tape, transparent tape, glue, mucilage;
- Comestibles: usually on-the-go snacks such as coffee, cookies, candy, chips, pretzels, trail mixes, and other snacks;
- Janitorial supplies: mops, buckets, wastebaskets, recycling bins, brooms, soap, air fresheners, disinfectants, detergents, paper towels, and toilet paper;
- Merchant supplies: price tags; time clocks; credit card processing machines and cash registers;
- Small machines: hole punches, rubber stamps, numbering machines, staplers, pencil sharpeners, and laminators;
- Containers: binders, envelopes, boxes, crates, shelves, folders, and desk organizers;
- Writing pads and books: notebooks, composition books, legal pads, and steno pads;
- Writing utensils and corrections: pens, pencils, paints, markers, correction fluid, correction tape, and erasers;
- Higher-cost equipment: computers, printers, fax machines and photocopiers;
- Office furniture: office chairs, cubicles, anti-static mats, rugs, filing cabinets, and armoire desks.
- Office food e.g. convenience food, bottled water
